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Javier Serrano

@jgserrb

PhD student at @PaleogenomicULL. Working on ancient genomics.

 Canary Islands, Spain
Joined August 2018
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Preprint alert🚨This one is special, as I am happy to share our latest work on the genetic history of my native Portugal! Led by postdoc @XavierRocaRada, we use aDNA to uncover dynamic interactions between migrant and local communities across millennia! biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
The genetic history of Portugal over the past 5,000 years

The genetic history of Portugal over the past 5,000 years

Background Recent ancient DNA studies uncovering large-scale demographic events in Iberia have focused primarily on Spain, with limited reports for Portugal, a country located at the westernmost edge...

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📢Excited to share our last review out in @jacionline!! 🔍Check it out if you are interested in #epigenetics 🧬, #microbiome 🦠, and #asthma treatment 🫁 Big honor to have Drs. @cardenaasca @Stanford and @FabLorenzo6 @Maria_PinoYanes @ULL in this work! jacionline.org/article/S0091…
Precision medicine for asthma treatment: Unlocking the potential of the epigenome and microbiome

Precision medicine for asthma treatment: Unlocking the potential of the epigenome and microbiome

Asthma is a leading worldwide biomedical concern. Patients can experience life-threatening worsening episodes (exacerbations) usually controlled by anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator drugs....

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I was hoping this would come out soon. Great work! "We assembled 137 ancient genomes from the Neolithic to the Iron Age with an emphasis on the Bronze Age period". Ancient DNA from Belarus shows first contact between Yamnaya and Corded Ware ca. 5075 BCE biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
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Found a shared genomic segment (IBD) of a modern genome with a Medieval individual? It does not imply an exceptional genealogical connection, really! Read more in our short @ConversationUK piece (inspired and led by @ShaiCarmi) ⬇️ theconversation.com/dna-says…
DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a...

DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a...

Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell you what you imagine it does about your family tree.

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Breaking news 🎉🎉🎉A brief story on the the Archaeology of the Canary Islands and our project’s results!! 🏝️🏝️🌋🌋How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa? | Science | AAAS science.org/content/article/… @ULPGC @DUlpgc @ulpgcresearch
How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa?

How did humans survive alone for 1000 years on desert islands off Africa?

Home-grown archaeologists reveal how people overcame the challenges of life on the Canary Islands 1800 years ago

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Our latest paper now published @PNASNews! High coverage genomes and stable isotope data of some of the last hunter-gatherers in western Europe revealed social dynamics that helped avoiding inbreeding as well as absence of farmer-related ancestry in HGs pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France | PNAS

Genomic ancestry and social dynamics of the last hunter-gatherers of Atlantic France | PNAS

Since the early Holocene, western and central Europe was inhabited by a genetically distinct group of Western Hunter-Gatherers (WHGs). This group w...

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We publish today the first ancient whole-genome sequences from Arabia and show how they inform on ancestry and disease in the Middle East 🧬☠️ #aDNA #MiddleEast #Bahrain cell.com/cell-genomics/fullt…
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El SEARQ está que arde! 🔥 En la segunda sesión de este año hablaremos sobre las últimas novedades sobre los estudios de ADN en Canarias 🧬🔬 con @jgserrb Viernes 16 de febrero a las 5pm Aula 22 del Edificio Millares Carló ‼️
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Kendra Sirak@KendraSirak8 Feb 2024
🚨New paper alert! We report #ancientDNA data from 39 people who lived on island of #Soqotra 650-1750CE and provide new evidence that there was not complete population replacement between the Pleistocene and Holocene throughout the Arabian Peninsula (1/n). nature.com/articles/s41559-0…
Medieval DNA from Soqotra points to Eurasian origins of an isolated population at the crossroads of...

Medieval DNA from Soqotra points to Eurasian origins of an isolated population at the crossroads of...

Nature Ecology & Evolution - Ancient DNA from Soqotra, an island off the coast of Yemen, evidences a population history differing from other areas of the Arabian Peninsula and suggests there...

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We are excited to release READv2, a new version of the popular tool for detecting biol relatedness in aDNA data. @masterolojist made it faster and more precise than v1 while adding features for telling apart sibs and parent-offspring + 3rd degree 🧵(1/5) biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
READv2: Advanced and user-friendly detection of biological relatedness in archaeogenomics

READv2: Advanced and user-friendly detection of biological relatedness in archaeogenomics

The possibility to obtain genome-wide ancient DNA data from multiple individuals has facilitated an unprecedented perspective into prehistoric societies. Studying biological relatedness in these...

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Liran Carmel@lirancarmel24 Jan 2024
Our latest paper is out in @NAR_Open: Reconstructing DNA methylation maps of ancient populations. In the past, we devised methods to reconstruct premortem DNA methylation from ancient DNA, leveraging differential degradation patterns of methylated and unmethylated cytosines. 1/9
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Kendra Sirak@KendraSirak7 Dec 2023
🚨🧬New paper tracing genetic changes across the rise/fall of the Roman Empire, showing the genetic impact of people w/Anatolian-, Cent/North European- & Steppe-, and Slavic-related ancestry. This is a seriously beautiful synthesis of arch + genetic data. cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092…
A genetic history of the Balkans from Roman frontier to Slavic migrations

A genetic history of the Balkans from Roman frontier to Slavic migrations

Genome-wide data from 146 ancient Balkan individuals dating to the 1st millennium CE, together with detailed archaeological information, reveals internal migratory patterns during the Roman Empire...

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Este año celebramos la XVII edición de las Jornadas de Genética ULL, el día 28 de diciembre. Podrás inscribirte a través del código QR del cartel o bien en la web de la ULL (eventos). Serán presenciales, Aula 1 de la Sección de Biología. Te esperamos! @ULL @CienciaULL @mnhdez
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Happy to share our latest on @CurrentBiology @CellPressNews ! 🧵Our study, coordinated by @CNRsocial_ and @SapienzaRoma, proposes a new scenario for the population history of the Fulani back to the last Green Sahara. Free access article: authors.elsevier.com/c/1i824… 1/n
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👏 La profesora de la #ULL Mª del Mar del Pino, Premio Joven Investigadora en Genética Humana 👉 t.ull.es/19tr
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Mañana @JudithLopezLuis defenderá la tesis doctoral Ribosomal RNA methylation controls the cell cycle through protein synthesis dirigida por @Sblancolab
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Our other preprint is online! 🥳 Another productive week for @CompEvoMetu. biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…
Benchmarking kinship estimation tools for ancient genomes using pedigree simulations

Benchmarking kinship estimation tools for ancient genomes using pedigree simulations

There is growing interest in uncovering genetic kinship patterns in past societies using low-coverage paleogenomes. Here, we benchmark four tools for kinship estimation with such data: lcMLkin,...

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Maria Spyrou@ma_spyrou6 Oct 2023
Course alert! @SkourEirini @AnthiTil and I are planning an aDNA course in Athens (May 2024) with a fantastic lineup of guest lecturers! Consider applying if you are not currently working with aDNA but wish to get acquainted with topics and methods in the field for future research
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Víctor Brito@VictorBritoG11 Oct 2023
DENTRO HILO 🧵 | ¿Sabías que 3 impresionantes volcanes ‘flotan’ en medio del océano? Están en la Macaronesia (región de 5 archipiélagos en el Atlántico Norte a la que pertenece Canarias) y te van a dejar así: 😮. Mira sus siluetas 🌋⤵️. Dime que no es increíble cómo se parecen.
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Hoy con Rosa Fregel y Javier González de @ULL @CienciaULL
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